Nicquee's Nook

That Perfect Utility Bag

I am a mom who is always on the go. And one who most often lugs a lot in her bag. I do not leave the house with my umbrella, wallet, coin purse, pen, rosary and phone. I bring these stuff wherever I go. Sometimes, I also have bills and other papers folded in my bag. And then I bring a pocket book, which I use to kill my boredom whenever I go out to do errands. And oh, I also have a notebook, which I bring because you will never know when you will need one for taking down important notes.

Maybe that is why I sometimes end up ripping my small bags. Or why my shoulder hurts, because I carry too much. Do you think I lug around too much? I feel like all of those are essential at this time.
And there is that experience of leaving something important in another bag as you change to another one. It sucks, right? And so, I opened the Zalora PH web site to look for a perfect utility bag, perhaps a messenger or body bag that can carry all of my stuff.

Well, what do you know? Choosing a bag is really a hard task, just like choosing a perfect pair of shoes. Hahaha! I have been browsing for an hour or two and I have not yet decided what to get myself. I feel like I want to get them all! The navigation bar at the top of the site with catchy words such as shoes, accessories, beauty and clothing made everything longer as I cannot help myself from jumping from one category to another!

I need to concentrate now on that bag. Christmas is fast approaching and we will surely be out most of the time during the holidays as relatives will be arriving from elsewhere. Bags, you will be shortlisted in a few minutes. Hahaha! There will be next time for the other stuff.

Into Arts and Crafts

Clubs were introduced in Alex’s school a few months back. Each child can join either Dance Club, Book Lovers Club or Art Club. As you know, Alex is into ballet. But at the same time, she is also into arts. So I asked which club she wanted to join. And you already know the answer.

Every second week of the month, all clubs meet. Nakakatuwa kasi uuwi na lang si Alex, may dala siyang finished art products or materials she will use to do something at home. At the same time, nakakapressure siya for someone who is not into arts, like me. But being the supportive mom that I am, I do give arts and crafts a try. It is challenging for me, lalo na ayoko ng may naaaksayang papel, which is one of the major materials in arts and crafts diba. But I am slowly foregoing that principle. Kung saan enjoy si Alex, go!

Recently, an Indian went to their school and demonstrated the Indian Paper Art. She was not able to buy a book because she is no longer allowed to bring money at school (at hindi rin naman malaki ang ibinibigay namin sa kanya before). Her teacher was kind enough to have it photocopied since hindi na bumalik si Mr. Indian Seller. I tried following the instructions from the book but I cannot get it. So before ako maubusan ng pasensiya, may I ask Google na ako. And I found youtube videos. At sabi ni Alex, yung nasa video daw yung nagpunta sa school nila. Ayos ng gig ni kuya. 😀

We’ve watched the videos and tried them. We need more practice. And we also need to find out what kind of paper should be used. We tried Japanese paper but it is too soft. Any ideas?

Too Advanced

That is what I feel with regards to the lessons being taught to my first grader.

Alex has this on and off colds due to the unpredictable weather that we have been experiencing. The chocolate stock that we have does not help because my girls have a sweet tooth (just like mom) and they take a bit of those every after meal, aggravating the colds a little. Oh, plus the busy weekends that we have.

The colds took a toll on her last Monday and I decided not to send her to school. I thought she will not miss much on a Monday since there is a school rule that exams on a Monday is a no-no as Friday is a no assignment day. There were really no exams. But I forgot that there can be seatworks. To my surprise, they tackled multiplication tables 6 and 7 last Monday. Yesterday, they tacked tables 8 and 9. Today, there was a quiz on tables 6 and 7 plus a long test in Reading. Tomorrow there is a long test in Language. I am hyperventilating.

I was not able to review Alex because 1)I do not know how the teacher taught the lesson to them and I do not want to teach another technique which might confuse Alex. Being absent, she does not know the way it was taught either. 2)I went to the wake of our friend priest, who presided our wedding ceremony and was so stressed out by the commute from south to north.

I may be over-reacting but I just feel that these Math lessons are waaaaaaaay too advanced for a six-year-old kid. In my time, I studied these things when I was in grade 3, if my memory serves me right. But that is the way it is. Whether I like it or not, I have to help my daughter with this Math lesson as it will be included in their 2nd periodical exams next week. Yes, next week! That means stress-week again!

Oh God, please shower me with lotsa patience and time!